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Bots de Garra 136 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 35 losses; Tres Sulvar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 67 wins and 68 losses; Able Archer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Sulvar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Archer is trying to defend but Sulvar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sulvar (2) vs (0) Archer
Still in half guard, Sulvar seems content to control.
Archer is looking for a sweep. Sulvar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sulvar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Archer is doing well to control the position and prevent Sulvar from advancing to side control.
Archer gets back to full guard.
Sulvar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulvar won't allow Archer to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulvar is fighting to break Archer's control of his arms but Archer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Archer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sulvar controls the pace.
Archer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (2) vs (2) Archer
Sulvar managing to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sulvar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Archer controls the pace.
Sulvar working a defensive guard but Archer manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sulvar (2) vs (5) Archer
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sulvar keeps working.
Archer gets to mount! Sulvar was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sulvar (2) vs (7) Archer
Archer avoids the attempt from Sulvar to control.
Archer trying to control but Sulvar is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking to control and managing it successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like Archer might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sulvar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Archer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sulvar is not content to let Archer control the position.
Sulvar wants to control but Archer is keeping busy.
Archer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sulvar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Archer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
My spies in Jed's Gym inform me that Archer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is looking to control Archer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sulvar avoid being mounted?
Sulvar tries to roll over but Archer keeps him under control.
Sulvar won't allow Archer to pass to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Archer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Archer wants to take a breather but Sulvar is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Archer is pressing down on Sulvar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sulvar is holding on for now.
Archer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sulvar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Archer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Archer is stalling here. Sulvar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Archer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sulvar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sulvar (6) vs (7) Archer
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Archer holding on.
Archer wants to control but Sulvar postures up.
Sulvar controls the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sulvar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sulvar (8) vs (7) Archer
Archer gets back to half guard.
Archer is looking for a sweep. Sulvar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Archer trying to hold on to Sulvar's head to control him but Sulvar postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sulvar in particular looking to stall.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Sulvar seems content to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Archer is controlling Sulvar's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sulvar controlling the action here.
Archer is pressing down on Sulvar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sulvar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Archer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sulvar is one step ahead there.
Sulvar wants to control from the top but Archer keeps moving.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar stays in close to Archer's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Archer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sulvar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sulvar takes the fight on points by 8 to 7.
An out of breath Tres Sulvar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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